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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Hester's "happy infancy and stainless maidenhood?"
(a) Rural England.
(b) Bustling London.
(c) Salem.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. Why do most Puritans fast, according to the narrator?
(a) To lose weight.
(b) To conserve food.
(c) To cure disease.
(d) To purify their bodies.

3. Where are Dimmesdale's parents?
(a) In Salem.
(b) In Boston.
(c) Dead.
(d) In England.

4. When Dimmesdale exclaims, "O Thou to whom I dare not life mine eyes," whom is he addressing?
(a) Hester.
(b) God.
(c) Chillingworth.
(d) Wilson.

5. According to the narrator, which of the following has NOT been one of Hester's "teachers"?
(a) Despair.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Shame.
(d) Solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chillingworth is described as which of the following in Chapter 11?

2. Who, in Chapter 5, is referred to as "the figure, the body, the reality of sin?"

3. With what kind of natural objects has Pearl decorated herself in Chapter 18?

4. Hester's work is seen everywhere with the exception of:

5. What is the title of Chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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